霊感
Meanings
inspiration; creative spark
Refers to a sudden creative idea or artistic inspiration, often in contexts like writing, art, or invention. The English word 'inspiration' is the most common equivalent.
The composer suddenly got inspiration and wrote the piece in one night.
His paintings have a divine inspiration about them.
sixth sense; psychic ability; sensitivity to the supernatural
Specifically the ability to perceive ghosts, spirits, or paranormal phenomena. Often used in phrases like 霊感が強い (strong psychic sense) or 霊感体質 (psychically sensitive constitution).
She has a strong sixth sense and can apparently see ghosts.
They say that people with psychic sensitivity feel something when they enter that ruin.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉に霊感を与えるto give someone inspiration
That landscape painting gave inspiration to many artists.
- 霊感が強いto have a strong psychic sense
She has a strong psychic sense and apparently always feels something when she goes to ruins.
- 霊感を受けるto receive inspiration
He received inspiration in a dream and wrote this song.
- 霊感が働くfor one's psychic sense to kick in
The moment I entered the room, my psychic sense kicked in and my legs stopped moving.